Mark Hohmeister: There must be ways to add fun to flying

6:19 PM,
Nov. 2, 2012

Mark Hohmeister

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Ignoring my own advice from an August column ("Hitting the road is the way to go"), I have purchased plane tickets to travel home for a brief visit with my parents.

Call me a glutton for punishment.

Of course, the weather might have something to say about it. Last year, my flight landed in Connecticut just as the first few flakes were ushering in the great Halloween nor'easter. By the next morning, we had two feet of snow, and it seemed most of my visit was spent on my knees, goosing the generator. The power never did come back on while I was there. ...